Past and future goals.

I have been a licensed practical nurse since 1992 however, I really have only practiced for the last 10 years. I decided in 1991 that I was ready to get my degree. I liked nursing because I was already working in the field as a certified aid. My mother was "the great nurse" as I like to say and taught me many things already. I was in a bad relationship too and needed the ability to support myself and children at the time. The kids were very young, all under 7, three of them. I enrolled into nursing school and was chosen for the class. my husband though thought this was wrong and told me I would never make more money than him. He done many bad things to stop me from going to school from burning my books to shredding all of my clothes. I never gave up and finished the course with a feeling of major accomplishment. I even graduated with a good GPA. I have always wanted to help people even when I was unable to help myself. I worked as a nurse off and on for a few years and then quit. That is when I ended up in Florida. I wasn't sure if I wanted to start working again in the profession because I was what I call complicated mentally. The money was good and I needed it. I did what I always told myself I would never do and work for just the money. I did not put my all into my job. I feel you really have to want to do this kind of job no matter what to be able to perform at the level needed when dealing with another persons life. I was not mentally ready. That's when I quit again. After a while I began working for a company here in south Florida ,7 years ago, and during the past 7 years I have learned to overcome many things with the help of the company's employee assistance program. I have been free of my emotional demons for 5 years now and last year decided to continue with my plan of becoming a Physician Assistant. I have gotten back the strength that I once had and know I can do it. It is still hard though, I have to deal with working full time and there is still the family issues to deal with. I would say to anyone however do not ever give up your vision of yourself and where you want to go. It is possible with perseverance .